Shloka 40
Instruction on All Dharma
in the context of Rāma’s Aśvamedha
ऋषय ऊचुः । ब्राह्मणेन सदा कार्यं यजनाध्ययनादिकम् । वेदान्पठित्वा विरजो नैव गार्हस्थ्यमाविशेत्
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | brāhmaṇena sadā kāryaṃ yajanādhyayanādikam | vedānpaṭhitvā virajo naiva gārhasthyamāviśet
ఋషులు పలికిరి—బ్రాహ్మణుడు సదా యజ్ఞకర్మలు, వేదాధ్యయనం మొదలైనవి చేయవలెను. వేదాలు చదివి వైరాగ్యమొందినవాడు గార్హస్థ్యాశ్రమంలో ప్రవేశించకూడదు.
Ṛṣis (sages)
Concept: For a brāhmaṇa, continual engagement in yajña and Vedic study is primary; after mastering Veda and attaining dispassion, one should avoid entering household life (a strong renunciant-leaning prescription).
Application: Maintain regular study and disciplined practice; cultivate dispassion before taking on commitments that intensify attachment; if not literal renunciation, adopt ‘inner renunciation’—simplicity, restraint, and service.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A senior sage instructs with calm firmness, pointing toward a Vedic altar where sacred fire burns steadily, while a young brāhmaṇa student holds a palm-leaf text close to his chest. In the background, the threshold of a household (symbolic doorway) is shown but left unentered, emphasizing the counsel toward restraint and renunciation.","primary_figures":["ṛṣi spokesperson","brāhmaṇa student","Rāma (as respectful witness, optional)"],"setting":"Hermitage with a śrauta-style altar, ladles, samidh bundles, and a study corner with manuscripts; a symbolic house doorway at the edge of the scene.","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["fire orange","ash gray","palm-leaf tan","white cotton","deep green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: sage teaching beside a glowing yajña-kuṇḍa, student with manuscript, gold leaf flames and halos, rich reds/greens, ornate ritual implements, a stylized doorway motif at the border indicating ‘not entering gārhasthya’.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: quiet hermitage pedagogy with delicate fire details, soft greens and browns, refined expressions, a subtle symbolic house threshold painted at the margin, emphasizing restraint and study.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines around the fire altar and teaching gestures, warm reds/yellows/greens, stylized manuscript and ritual ladles, mural symmetry conveying discipline and rule-based life.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central yajña fire with decorative borders, repeated manuscript motifs like a pattern, deep blue/green ground with gold accents, floral frames suggesting purity and order rather than festivity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"authoritative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["crackling sacred fire","measured Vedic chant undertone","wooden ladle taps","forest silence","occasional bell"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यजनाध्ययनादिकम् = यजन + अध्ययन + आदिकम् (समास); नैव = न + एव; गार्हस्थ्यमाविशेत् = गार्हस्थ्यम् + आविशेत्
FAQs
It prescribes continual engagement in yajña (sacrificial/ritual duty), adhyayana (Vedic study), and allied religious obligations.
“Viraja” indicates freedom from rajas—passion, restlessness, and desire—suggesting a disposition inclined toward restraint and renunciation.
It emphasizes disciplined learning and ritual responsibility, and presents renunciation (not entering householder life) as appropriate for one who has become inwardly detached after mastering sacred knowledge.